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Flying Insects
If you see flying insects inside your house during the springtime, they are most likely subterranean termites. Call us for a free inspection to identify them. Termites are often look like flying ants.

Arden Termite and Pest Control provides a complete line of services for termite inspections and pest control in the greater Sacramento area.

Springtime is termite swarm season. Winged termites can suddenly appear inside your home. You will often find them on window sills and near other light sources. While they look like flying ants, they are most likely termites here in the Sacramento area. Call us immediately to schedule a free inspection to be sure. Save a sample insect in a plastic baggie. Spray the rest with Raid or some other household pesticide. It won't kill the termite colony but it will slow them down until we can treat your home with Termidor, the most effective guaranteed termite treatment.

If you see mud tubes on your foundation or while remodeling or cleaning the garage, it means you have termites!

No matter how old your home is, where it's located, or how it's constructed, it is susceptible to being attacked by termites. Every year they cause billions of dollars of damage in the United State alone - damage that homeowners insurance won't cover. Chances are you will never see evidence of termites or termite damage until it's too late.

The initial step in subterranean termite control is to correct conditions conducive to the termite infestation. Mechanical alterations and removal of infested wood and replacement with treated wood is useful but is of little value in preventing further infestation. Formosan termite carton nests should be removed from the structure; if this is not possible they should be treated with residual insecticides. Until recently, the most widely used strategy for controlling subterranean termites was providing a continuous barrier between the colony in the soil and the wood in the structure to be protected. This was accomplished mechanically or through the use on repellent termiticides.